FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP - 31 Mar 2025 SCHEDULE 13G/A Report for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - October (GOCT)

Filing Manager: FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP
Reporting Manager: First Trust Portfolios L.P.
Security: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - October
Symbol: GOCT
Shares outstanding: 5,725,785 shares
Disclosed Ownership: 1,047,246 shares
Ownership: 18%
Form type: SCHEDULE 13G/A
Filing time: 07 Apr 2025, 10:03:15 UTC
Date of event: 31 Mar 2025
Next filing: 23 Jul 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Managers (3)

Name	Ownership	Shares Owned	shared voting power	Signature	Title
First Trust Portfolios L.P.	18%	1,047,246	0	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
First Trust Advisors L.P.	18%	1,047,246	999,837	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
The Charger Corporation	18%	1,047,246	999,837	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer